Week 13 Rankings: Top 15 Kickers

While kickers are often an afterthought for fantasy owners, they shouldn’t necessarily be. Let’s take a look at our Week 13 rankings:

Sebastian Janikowski – Oakland Raiders – at Miami

Dan Bailey – Dallas Cowboys – at Arizona

John Kasay – New Orleans Saints – vs. Detroit

Robbie Gould – Chicago Bears – vs. Kansas City

Mason Crosby – Green Bay Packers – at New York Giants

David Akers – San Francisco 49ers – vs. St. Louis

Neil Rackers – Houston Texans – vs. Atlanta

Stephen Gostkowski – New England Patriots – vs. Indianapolis

Jason Hanson – Detroit Lions – at New Orleans

Billy Cundiff – Baltimore Ravens – at Cleveland

Nick Folk – New York Jets – at Washington

Matt Bryant – Atlanta Falcons – at Houston

Connor Barth – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – vs. Carolina

Alex Henery – Philadelphia Eagles – at Seattle

Ryan Longwell – Minnesota Vikings – vs. Denver

Thoughts:

Has Sebastian Janikowski wiped out the fears about his health yet? He went 6-for-6 this past week, including four kicks between 40 and 49 yards. For the year he is 22-for-24, including hitting 13-for-15 from at least 40 yards (5-for-6 from at least 50 yards). The Dolphins are in the bottom ten in the league in field goals allowed (21), making him one of the best options for the coming week.

Without Jay Cutler, will the Bears be forced to kick a few more field goals then normal? The Chiefs are in the middle of the pack in field goals allowed (18) and Robbie Gould has been among the best kickers in the league this season. On the year he has hit 11 kicks of at least 40 yards and is 9-for-10 overall in his past four games. Consider him one of the better options in the league.

The Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins are tied for the league lead with having allowed 25 field goals on the season. While John Kasay is going to be one of the elite options in the league, the matchup certainly helps Nick Folk as well.

Is Stephen Gostkowski going to kick anything but extra points this week? Even if that were the case, it’s possible he connects on five or six of them. All it will take is one field goal to make him one of the better options in the league.

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